طَاعَةٌ(Is) obedienceوَقَوْلٌand a wordمَّعْرُوفٌ‌ۚkind.فَإِذَاAnd whenعَزَمَ(is) determinedٱلْأَمْرُthe matter,فَلَوْthen ifصَدَقُواْthey had been trueٱللَّهَ(to) Allah,لَكَانَsurely, it would have beenخَيْرًاbetterلَّهُمْfor them.21

وَلَوْAnd ifنَشَآءُWe willedلَأَرَيْنَـٰكَهُمْsurely, We could show them to youفَلَعَرَفْتَهُمand you would know themبِسِيمَـٰهُمْ‌ۚby their marks;وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْbut surely, you will know themفِىbyلَحْنِ(the) toneٱلْقَوْلِ‌ۚ(of their) speech.وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahيَعْلَمُknowsأَعْمَـٰلَكُمْyour deeds.30

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْAnd surely We will test youحَتَّىٰuntilنَعْلَمَWe make evidentٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَthose who striveمِنكُمْamong youوَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَand the patient ones,وَنَبْلُوَاْand We will testأَخْبَارَكُمْyour affairs.31

إِنَّIndeed,ٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُواْdisbelieveوَصَدُّواْand turn awayعَنfromسَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ(the) way of Allahوَشَآقُّواْand opposedٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerمِنۢ بَعْدِafterمَا[what]تَبَيَّنَhas been made clearلَهُمُto themٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidance,لَنneverيَضُرُّواْwill they harmٱللَّهَAllahشَيْــًٔا(in) anything,وَسَيُحْبِطُand He will make worthlessأَعْمَـٰلَهُمْtheir deeds.32